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Senanque Abbey: Nave Looking North

Nave Looking North

Interior of the abbey church, looking north to the apse. Nestled in a valley in Provence famed for its lavender fields, the Cistercian Abbey of Senanque was founded in 1148. The austere and harmonious church, built in the Romanesque style, was consecrated in 1178.

Credit: Holly Hayes